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Freeware - Utilities - Applications - Programs

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Disclaimer - The following applications (also known as programs, utilities, and freeware) are provided as is and do not come with support.  Bentley Systems Inc., and the author of this programs assume no liability for damages direct, indirect, or consequential, which may result from the use of this programs. Use these programs at your own risk.  Do not assume they have been tested to work on all versions of product.

[[- Learning Resources]]

- Auto update Editing initial values (Sync1 MDL)

[[- Centroid text to shape (VBA)]]

[[- Change feature elevation (VBA)]]

- Convert plain text to XFM and propagate text string to polygons (Two VBAs)

- Create schema from Shapefiles (Schema Register EXE)

- Export text string and Element ID (TextNodeToTextFile VBA)

- Extended properties (xProps MDL)

- Load business properties from text strings (text2xfm VBA)

- Planarize 3D polygons (MDL)

- Show XMF properties on tool tips (MDL)

- Symbology Integrator (EXE)

- XFM attribute query (Feature Query VBA)

- XFMize tool and example for the developer (VBA)

Tags: Initial Values, Geospatial Administrator, edit, Freeware, Bentley Map
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Interoperability

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Geospatial solutions are rarely used individually.  Data comes in and goes out for users in various formats, this is termed "interoperability" and allows different systems to utilize the data regardless of its origins.  This section of articles discusses how to connect to a variety of other data formats, to be used within the Bentley Map and associated software platforms.

- Apply symbology when importing Esri Shapefiles

- Assign attributes when importing shapefiles

- Connect to ESRI File Geodatabase

[[- Convert numerical properties upon import from SHP]]

- Create a join between Microsoft Excel and Esri Shapefile data

- Export arcs and stroking tolerance

- Export textures to CityGML

- Export thematic symbology to MicroStation

- Export to Esri Shapefile format

- Export to Google Earth, polygon issues

- Export to Shapefile makes two Shapefiles

- Exporting a DGN to shapefile with properties

- File Geodatabase and Custom Coordinate Systems

- File Geodatabase reports unknown spatial reference

- Import coordinate and property information from an XLS or CSV file

- Import Esri Shapefile into Oracle Spatial

- Import INSPIRE GML using FME (Video)

- Import multiple folders of Shapefiles by using GDI keyins

- Import Oracle data using VRT

- Import requirements for geospatial file formats

- Import text strings from point SHP properties

- Importing 3D shapefiles with elevation

[[- Interoperability key-ins]]

- Key-in to execute import for an IMPX file

- Limitations of Esri File Geodatabase support

- Protecting Bentley Map design data in a MicroStation session

- Queries are not undoable

- Selecting specific feature properties when importing Shapefiles

- VRT File parameters to import Points, Lines, and Polygons

- VRT Files to import ODBC and CSV data sources

Tags: import, Export, Geospatial, Interoperability
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General Topics

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[[- Activate Bentley Map from Civil Engineering software products]]

[[- Add a hole to an existing polygon collection]]

[[- Add a Watermark to a View]]

[[- Attribute Masking tool]]

- Auto update Editing initial values (Sync1 MDL)

[[- Bentley Map Extended Properties - An MDL Application]]

[[- Bentley Map V8i menu guide]]

- Bing Maps

[[- Cartographic Styles Intersection]]

[[- Convert plain text to XFM and propagate text string to polygons]]

[[- Create Print Layout when Adjust Mode is selected]]

[[- Creating a custom toolbox]]

[[- Creating clickable links on Feature Properties (xslt)]]

[[- Define feature scale ranges]]

[[- Difference between Remove in the Map Manager and Delete]]

[[- Dimensions in GIS]]

[[- Drop XFM features to MicroStation elements]]

[[- Edit print model legend]]

- Edit features in reference with Make Active for Edit (V8i only)

[[- Edit features in reference with reference Activate (CONNECT Edition only)]]

- Export text string and Element ID (TextNodeToTextFile VBA)

- Extended Properties (xProps MDL)

[[- Find Slivers]]

[[- Find and Replace in Data Browser]]

[[- Generating thematic classes]]

[[- Keyin to set view scale]]

- Labeling - Rounding and/or converting numerical properties

[[- Level Symbology keyins]]

- Load business properties from text strings (text2xfm VBA)

[[- Print Preparation configuration variables]]

[[- Round off automatically generated geometry values]]

[[- Saving spatial locations]]

[[- Show XFM Properties on tool tips]]

[[- Transform DGN Graphics using Warp]]

[[- Use Color Table preference not working]]

- XFM attribute query (Feature Query VBA)

- XFMize tool and example for the developer (VBA)

Tags: Bentley Map
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3D Geospatial

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Spatial Databases

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- 3D arcs being stroked when posted and queried

[[- Angle of queried point feature is wrong]]

[[- Conflict Inspector]]

[[- Converting DGNs with MSLinks to MS SQL Server Spatial via FME]]

[[- Creating Domain Lists in Microsoft SQL Server Spatial or Oracle]]

- Create XFM DGN file using Import from database

[[- Creating Oracle Spatial multi-table views]]

[[- Creating Oracle Spatial Views]]

[[- Data streaming]]

[[- Data streaming and the Data Browser]]

[[- Date field settings, PBA replacement text for use with a SQL Server Database]]

[[- Determine which features are locked]]

[[- Difference between Erase and Delete for removing spatial database features]]

- Establish database connection upon startup

- Esri File Geodatabase as a Graphical Source

[[- Keep connection to database open when changing files]]

- Key-ins for interacting with spatial databases

- Key-ins to created queries incorporating a simple WHERE

[[- Non planar polygon posting error ORA-54505]]

[[- Oracle views in spatial feature definitions]]

- Plane Constraints

[[- SQL Server Features Not Displaying in Bentley Map]]

[[- Using Joins to create custom searches]]

- WFS graphical source connection and feature registration

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, Bentley Map
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Spatial Analysis

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This section contains articles specific to spatial analysis.

[[- Using Filters for Creating Buffer]]

[[- Use of Buffer Tolerance in Map Manager]]

[[- Area to Area Overlay Analysis]]

[[- Point/Line‐to‐Area Overlay Analysis]]

[[- Clip a polygon wherever it overlaps another polygon]]

Tags: Spatial Analysis
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Bentley CADscript

March 28, 2019, 12:35 pm
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- Change property order using text editor

April 2, 2019, 11:51 am
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- Sort properties by Display Name

April 3, 2019, 7:47 am
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There are several ways to name a Feature in OpenCities Map - by Feature Name, Display Name, Collection Name, Table Name, Label, Category Name, Sub-Feature Name, etc.  Defining a Display Name to these Features can provide flexibility to the administrator for organization and data interoperability.  

Similarly, Property Names can have an alternate Display Name which makes it better suited, and easily recognizable than the original Property Name.

Compare the two summaries, before and after defining a Display Name:

        

Display Names provide a way to make the Feature Name readable. This is especially apparent when reviewing Features using the Analyze Feature command in OpenCities Map.  

Compare the two Analyze Results, before and after defining and ordering by Display Name:

    

You can Sort By Display Name and get these results by modifying the default.xslt file that is delivered with OpenCities Map, and adding the line:

<xsl:sort select="@displayName" />

The default.xslt file is located in the ...\MapEnterprise\xml\xslt  installation folder.

1. Copy and rename default.xslt so you will have a backup of the file.

2. Edit default.xslt to look like this:

<xsl:for-each select="*">

        <table width="100%" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="1">

            <tr class="feature" style="display:block;">

            <xsl:choose>

                <xsl:when test="@displayName">

                    <td class="feature" colspan="2"><xsl:value-of select="@displayName"/></td>

                </xsl:when>

                <xsl:otherwise>

                    <td class="feature" colspan="2"><xsl:value-of select="name()"/></td>

                </xsl:otherwise>

            </xsl:choose>

            </tr>

            <tr class="head" style="display:block;">

               <td>Property</td>

               <td>Value</td>

            </tr>

            <xsl:apply-templates select="*">

              <xsl:sort select="@displayName" />

               <xsl:with-param name="tag">exp<xsl:value-of select="generate-id()"/></xsl:with-param>

            </xsl:apply-templates>

        </table>

    </xsl:for-each>

 

  Now each time you use the Analyze Result, the list will be alphabetized and sorted by Display Name.

Additional Resources:

 

Tags: Business Properties, Display Name, Bentley Map, Sort
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- Base Source Directory configuration

April 3, 2019, 9:14 am
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Revision 4 posted to Bentley Map | OpenCities Map Wiki by Inga Morozoff on 4/3/2019 4:14:18 PM

Base Source Directories are defined when you create a User Workspace (V8i)  or User Workset (CONNECT Edition).  For new workspaces and worksets, this is defined by the variable  %BaseSourceDir% which is hard coded to the following folders:

V8i - ...\Workspace\Projects\Examples\Geospatial\defaults

CONNECT Edition - ...\Configuration\WorkSpaces\MapDefaults

When Tools > Expand Variables is turned OFF, then the following will display when you create a new workspace/workset:

As well, this variable will be written to the XML file as noted in a text editor:

When Tools > Expand Variables is turned ON, the following occurs by default:

NOTE:  Turning Expand Variables on or off may require you to restart the GSA for the change to take effect.  When working with existing projects that were saved with the variable (rather than a full path), you can write the full path to the XML file by doing a Save As to a new file.  The same is true to change the full path to a variable in the XML file.

To override the default location of %BaseSourceDir%, append the following command line option to the Target field of your icon. 

-bsd=Your source file location

The next time you create a new workspace or workset, the base source folder will be correctly specified.

Tags: Geospatial Administrator
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- About Expand Variables

April 3, 2019, 9:30 am
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- Introduction to product documentation - LiveContent (Video)

April 4, 2019, 11:23 am
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- OpenCities Map Resources

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- OpenCities Map Documentation and Learning Materials

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OpenCities Map documentation can be found on-line in the Mapping and Surveying tile at https://docs.bentley.com/

        

        

Learning Materials

Lectures and hands-on training for Bentley Map can be found on the Bentley LEARNServer which can be accessed by entering your Bentley Credentials.

Learning content is available by selecting Find Training button:

       

In the Find Training page, set the following filters: Product line, Product, Generation, Language and Level.

       

Results are grouped in Learning paths, which may include several related courses. For example, the Bentley Map Special Interest Group Learning Path contains 11 courses:

       

communities.bentley.com/.../3073.Bentley-Map-Documentation-and-Learning-Materials_5F00_MOROZOFF_5F00_WESTON.docx

Tags: Documentation, training, Learning materials, Getting Started, Bentley Map Enterprise, Bentley Map, Bentley Map Documentation, Bentley Map PowerView
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Installation Information

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- Creating a deployment image

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OpenCities Map uses the same platform as MicroStation, therefore it shares many of the same features including the installation process.  The following information is based on instructions found in the MicroStation CONNECT Edition ReadMe file:  Home > Installation > Deployment Guide

About a Deployment Image

The deployment image is created by a system administrator to install the application with the same installation configuration on multiple machines. The installation configuration includes the installation location, features, shortcuts, and so on. Once created, you will be able to double-click the Setup_XXXXXXx64_10.XX.XX.XX.exe file located in the deployment image folder to install the application with the defined configuration without the need of any user interaction or internet connection for component downloads.

The deployment image folder can also be moved to a shared location so that all users of the organization can directly execute the installation from there; the administrator can use this shared location in the Software Distribution System for installation of the product. Additionally, the deployment image can be shared on the network as a UNC path or pushed using SMS/SCCM.

Advantages of Using a Deployment Image

Conceptually, the deployment image can be considered as a pre-configured offline installer.Some advantages of using a deployment image include:

  • Internet connection is not required for an installation from a deployment image.
  • Separate pre-requisite pack or set of packages before installing product are not required.
  • The installation location can be decided and set in deployment image. Once defined, the product will be installed at the same location on all the machines.
  • The components to be installed are preselected at the time of creating deployment image. This results in all machines having exactly same set of installations.

Contents of a Deployment Image

The deployment image contains all the files that are packaged with the product as well as the downloadable files. The image does not analyze the system on which it is created. It simply saves all the components for installation. The deployment image also saves the installation configuration.

Before You Start

Using a non-root drive for the program installation location:

  • If the installation drive set in the deployment image configuration settings is other than the root directory (usually C:\), make sure that drive exists on all machines that the application is to be installed on.
  • Target installation path is defined when creating the deployment image and if the path does not exist during installation, the install will fail.

Required prerequisites for creating a deployment image:

  • An internet connection is required to download all installation components.
  • A minimum of 12GB free disk space on to download all the installation components that will be used to create the deployment image.  By default this is set to your C: drive.
  • Write access to the location where the deployment image will be created.
  • A minimum of 12GB free disk space on the drive where the deployment image will be created.

To Create a Deployment Image

1. Download the product installation executable from softwaredownloads.bentley.com

2. Using either the Command Prompt window, or the Run dialog, select the exe and append /layout as shown below. (Note - It's not necessary to use an elevated CMD.)  In this example, the command is:  ocm10030023en_updt3.exe /layout 

3. The OpenCities product installation wizard opens. 

4. Select the Configure button in the top right corner.

5. (Optional) Set the application installation location.  Then click Next.

6. (Optional) Set the location of the delivered configuration.  For example, perhaps you use d:\Bentley\Map\ rather than c:\ProgramData\Bentley\Map CONNECT Edition.

7. (Optional) Set the location of the custom (shared or network) configuration during installation. This eliminates the need to run additional procedures to deploy customised configuration files to each installation. The custom configuration location does not need to be populated with content or to even exist for the deployment image to be created successfully. The custom configuration location and content will be required for production installation to be completed.

For information on using the custom configuration folder, please refer to the following:  CONNECT Edition Custom Configuration Guides

8.Choose the deployment image setting where:

  • Full UI Mode - Displays all installer windows when you install using the deployment image.
  • Passive UI Mode - Installs the application in passive mode from the deployment image. In this mode, the installation wizard and the progress dialog are displayed but the installation takes place automatically. The installer takes the options selected while creating the deployment image and you cannot select any options in this mode.
  • No UI Mode - Installs the application in silent mode.

9.  (Optional)  Change the location of where the deployment image will be created.

10. (Optional)  Enable the creation of a desktop shortcut icon.

11. Click Done to accept your choices.

12. Click Layout to start the process.  The usual installer dialogs will appear and all needed components will be downloaded.  When done, the deployment package will be found in the location specified in Step 9 above.

13.  When done, click Finish and review the contents of the deployment image folder specified in Step 9 above.  All required files are now available and eliminates the need for  repeated downloads of the same files.

Related Article

Installing from a deployment image

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- CONNECT Edition FAQ

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QuestionAnswer
How can I upgrade from V8i to CONNECT Edition?

There are three possibilities to upgrade from V8i to CONNECT Edition:

1. If you own OpenCities Map PowerView V8i or OpenCities Map V8i or OpenCities Map Enterprise V8i:

  • Then you can upgrade to CONNECT Edition at no cost.  The same license will work for both V8i and CONNECT Edition.

2. If you own MicroStation V8i and OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i you have two choices:

  • You can decide to exchange your OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i  license for a OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition license.  There is no cost for this license exchange however the price of SELECT will increase.
  • Or, you can decide to exchange both the MicroStation V8i and OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i licenses for one license of OpenCities Map Enterprise CONNECT Edition.  There is no cost for this exchange, however the price of SELECT will increase.

3. If you own MicroStation V8i and want to purchase OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i:

  • OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i is no longer available.  For the price of OpenCities Map for MicroStation V8i, the upgrade path is to exchange your MicroStation V8i license to a OpenCities Map Enterprise CONNECT Edition license.   

For pricing information, please contact your account manager.

Will OpenCities Map V8i for MicroStation work with MicroStation CONNECT Edition?No. The 32-bit architecture of Bentley's V8i products is incompatible with MicroStation CONNECT Edition's 64-bit architecture.
When can a OpenCities Map for MicroStation CONNECT Edition be expected?OpenCities Map will not be available as a layered product in the CONNECT Edition release. As with all CONNECT Edition products, OpenCities Map CONNECT will be a standalone product.
When will I have access to Bentley's Cloud Services, that are integrated seamlessly with MicroStation CONNECT Edition?The latest version of OpenCities Map, the V8i (SELECTseries 4) provides access to Bentley's Cloud Services.
When was OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition released?The initial release of OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition was spring of 2018.
Can I install Map CONNECT Edition on the same machine that has Map V8i?

Yes, but be sure to install it in a different folder.

Where can I find information about expiring support for older versions of OpenCities Map?

Please refer to Bentley Support Policy.

Where can I find more information on the changes to workspaces and configuration in the CONNECT Edition? 

There are a number of pages dedicated to the configuraton changes.  Please refer to the following links: 

What version of Map uses CONNECT Licensing?

CONNECT Licensing was introduced with OpenCities Map CONNECT Edition Update 2 (10.02.00.18).  CONNECT Licensing does not use activation keys. To enhance security, the licensing requires users become registered in User Management and then sign in with those credentials to access the application. Please refer to the following links: 

When I download OpenCities Map, I only get a small .exe file.  When I run the exe, it downloads installation files.  How can I keep those installation files so that I can distribute them to my users? 

To distribute installation files to your users, you'll need to create a deployment image.  Please refer to the following article for further details:

My users don't have an internet connection.  How can they install OpenCities Map products?

You'll need to create a deployment image as described in the following article:

Tags: CONNECT Edition, v8i, Bentley Map Enterprise, Bentley Map PowerView V8i, Bentley Map for MicroStation, Bentley Map
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- CONNECT Edition installation requirements

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The following provides information regarding installation requirements for OpenCities Map products.

Internet Access:
You will need to have access to the internet to install OpenCities Map products. 
Ensure you have access to the following URLS:
 
If you already have the site *.bentley.com as a filter in your firewall, these URLs should already be available.
 
For sites with restricted internet access, it's suggested to create a deployment image which eliminates the need for repeated downloads of the installation files.  Please refer to Creating a deployment image for more information.
 
Proxy Settings:
A proxy or proxy server is another computer which serves as a hub or bridge through which internet requests are processed. By connecting through one of these servers, your computer sends your requests to the proxy server which then processes your request and returns what you were wanting.
As you start to install OpenCities Map, the installation process will check for internet access. Depending upon how you access internet, you may see a dialog requesting a username and password.  If so, this means that your organization has a Proxy server to access internet.  Enter an ID (user name) and password to get access internet. In many cases you might need to get help from your IT department to get this information.
Antivirus software:
There have been some cases where  antivirus software prevents the installation of software.  Should that be the case, disable the antivirus software prior to starting installation.
It might be necessary to contact your IT department for assistance.
 
Knowledge base missing files error:
Knowledge Base (KB) errors may indicate that Windows is missing a patch.  The most common is a message is “Please install KB2999226 on your machine before initiating installation”.  In this case, refer to the following article:  Please install KP29992266
Be aware for any other messages of KB files missing and download the needed KB files from Microsoft. 
The message of missing KB2803801 requires internet access.  To resolve this, ensure you have internet access and the proxy settings are in order. 
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- Installing from a deployment image

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When a deployment image has been created, all of the necessary installation files will be found in the folder specified during the creation process.  In the following example, the location C:/Bentley/DeploymentImages/OpenCitiesMap/ is used.

To install, run Setup_ProductNamex64_10.xx.xx.xxx.exe.  For this example, it would be Setup_OpenCitiesMapx64_10.03.00.023.exe as shown in the image above.  You can do this on the machine where the product will be installed by browsing to the deployment image location.

The product will be installed in the folders specified in the deployment image during the creation process.

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- Custom configuration guides

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OpenCities Map products are built on the same platform as MicroStation and therefore shares the same installation and configuration concepts.  For information on how to create a custom configuration, please refer to the articles in the following location:

Custom Configuration Guides

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